I’ve never been happier to see someone walk around a corner than when Mikhel finally arrived at the reopening of Floggin’ Brews. Boss ran around the corner first and, uncharacteristically, jumped into my arms when I, not uncharacteristically, held them out. I told Her “I missed You too” as I gave Her a big hug. […]
Part 1 May 1st was a warm spring day, with plenty of sunshine. With so many things having gone wrong in the previous 16 months, the day felt like maybe a harbinger of better things to come. I was awake before dawn; my bout of COVID did not kill my circadian urges. I had not […]
My skills with a computer were not very robust, so I decided to pony up enough money for a website / software package that would let me connect people during the pandemic shutdown. It was designed originally for political campaigns, and I figured keeping the kink community together was pretty much the same. The features […]
The coronavirus shutdown was going to be hard on everyone. Except maybe Boss. Cats can stand solitude. But even Boss seemed subdued and out of sorts when we heard that Floggin’ Brews was going to have to close for the foreseeable future. Brita heard about it during one of her work shifts, and seemed more […]
Mikhel had been gone almost four weeks when the rumors about Floggin’ Brews started. I’d heard through Aunt Grete and a terse email from Mikhel himself that it would probably be a couple more weeks before his return from Estonia. I still didn’t know exactly what he was doing there, but I figured I’d find […]
“You’re going to be gone for how long?” I squeaked. “A month,” said Mikhel. “Maybe more, if things don’t go as planned.” He paused a moment. “Actually, that’s likely. So, at least a month.” When Mikhel told me he was going to Estonia for a while to “take care of some family matters,” it took […]
Dahlia and Edmund were a couple like many other newbie couples. Each of them had been in the community a relatively short time, and if you knew what to look for, it showed. And I actually don’t mean that in a bad way – everyone is new at some point. New people brought new ideas […]
One of the joys of running just a bar is not having to muck about with food. Offering food requires more storage, more resources, more chances of spoilage, a kitchen, additional licensing and inspections, etc., etc., etc. One of the sorrows of running just a bar is that people want food that you cannot supply […]
It was the middle of a Sunday afternoon, and it was raining. Business at Floggin’ Brews would pick up later in the day, but for now the mid-day munch crowd had cleared and there were just a handful of patrons. Mikhel was in the basement with the kegs and I was at the taps, changing […]
Not everything runs smoothly at Floggin’ Brews. Don’t get me started on the plumbing issue we had with the water cut-off outside last week. And sometimes it gets even worse. It was a quiet Tuesday night. I was doing paperwork in the office while Ret tended the bar. I thought I heard a kerfluffle start […]
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